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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-15
THE ROBINSON POISONING.
Testimony Elected at Yesterdays Session Of
Court-The Chemists at Work.

BosToN, Dec. 1.-THE same crowded court
room aud eager throng of spectators as on pre-
vious days met the gaze of Mrs. Sarah j. Robin
son. this morning, she WAS placed In the docs
at her trial for murder. Dr.. Emory Ia White
Willie's ply sician, resumed his testimony by
telling of his visit to Willie with DR.. Durell on
the evening of the 10th. The witness said IL
Willie:
''You are q very sick boy, and must die Yor
have been poisoned"
Willie said: 81 know it,
Medical Examiner Durell testified to his visit
to Willie with DIR. White and corroborated DR..
Whites testimony.
Charles II. Jose, living in the house with the
Robinsons, said he was present at the interview
just testified to by Dr. Durell, and Willie said:
II know / cannot live The witness said Willie
aft erward replied that he knew he had been
DO isoned.
DR.. White was recalled and said that at the
last interview Willie said. in response to the
question to who gave him food: mo one bus
my mother and Mr.. Smith,"
DR.. White further expressed the opinion that
he had received dose of arsenic before the wit
ness saw him on Thursday; he must have re-
ceived another dose between that time and FRI
day morning, when he found him better, and
the Saturday night. when he Was worse; repeat
ed doses must have been given him.
Edward Ferguson. druggist, testified TO put
ting up the prescriptions OF Dr. White In this
case. Other evidence as to the prescriptions
pre- par alton. No arsenic. he said, was put into
DIR. Whites prescriptions.
Sergeant CavanaRh. of the Somerville police
force. said that he went TO the Robinson house
Tuesday, to watch with Willie. After Mrs Rob
inson found out that the witness was an officer
he heard her. in moving about the house. throw
something out of upper window The witness
located the place where the object fell, and
fonnd that it was an empty phial
DIR. Durell testified further to the converse
ton by Willie's bedside. He said that in re-
Spouse the witnesses statement that he could
not live Willie said: II know il; the old woman
dosed me-"
Mrs. Sarah ]. Robinson, sister-in-law of the
defendant, testified to being at the Robinson
house on the Tuesday before Willie died.
Officer Cavanagh came that night to watch with
Willie. and when Mrs. Robinson found he was
an officer she seemed much excited; when she
got a chance she whispered something in Wilies
ear and told the witness that she told Willie tho
officer thought perhaps, that she, his mother.
was trying TO poison him.
DR.. John L. Hudleth testified he called on
day. and he noticed erosion Of the mucous
membranes of the mouth. cheeks and tongue;
such effect would, in his opinion, be produced
by arsenic.
The afternoon session was occupied in taking
the testimony of several analytical chemists
who had analysed portions of the viscera o.
Willie Robinson. They all concurred in the
statement that death had resulted from arseni-
cal poisoning. This finished the case fofkhe
people. The defense will open tomorrow.
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Charles Bowers Organ Springs; Alfred Moddin,
Bean Blossom; Charles Susemihl, Lowell; Dan
iel W. Craig, Kennard
Increased-Wm- Parker, Tecumseh; II. D.
Long. Deputy; j. P. Vaucleave, Courtland: J.
J. Schliessman, Greensburg; c. Tress. Clifford;
n. Conner Welts; r. r. Smith, Coyington;
Frank Stewart, Heckland; A. Arnold, Freder-
icksburg; W. Kilinger, Worthlngton; W. West,
Clayton; W. III. Green. Lafayette; F. Muller,
Eckerty; VIM Bates, Indianapolis. E. Heller,
Arctic; j. Phillips. Lafayette; H. Jackson,
Morgantown; j. P. Brown. Osgood; T. V. Clax-
ton. Paoi; F. NJ. Needy, Laconia W. E. Myers.
Burnests Creek; Isaac Christie, Danville; W.
Kennedy, Hope; Reuben Nipp, Seymour;
Charles Lincoln, Indianapolis: E. Rawlings.
Noblesville; j. E. Taulmap, Madison; c. P.
Jones, Jonesborough; J. Benham, Benham's
Store ]. F. Wilkinson. Mahalasville; Il. w.
Lazzell, Columbus.
Ressued-O. B. Ross. Grown Point; Jacob
Donelsbeck, Brockston
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General Notes.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Lieut Albert W.
Stally, United States navy, who formerly occu-
pied chair at Purdue University, Lafayette,
is at the Ebbitt.
John H Patterson. of Dayton, is at the Eb-
bitt
Sim Coy, OF Indianapolis, is circulating
through the departments here looking up some
politics for his gang and receiving the plaudits
OF the Democratic wing of the Indiana delega-
ton to Congress.
Maj. Ben Butterworth, of Cincinnati. one of
the oldest and most eloquent Republican mem
bers of the House, is very ill tonight with ty-
phoid fever Up TO this evening his illness was
supposed to be from q simple cold. Major But.
terworth is we'll known throughout Indiana.
Fl. D. Parham, of Philadelphia, has been APP
pointed a postoffice inspector.
NJ. 6. Williams, of Arkansas. a postofice in
spector, with headquarters at st. Louis, has re-
signed.
The acting Commissioner of the General Land
Office has been notified that the United States
grand jury at Prescott, A T., has indicted John
L. Cam bridge and DR.. Oscar Lincoln, citizens OF
Prescott, for perjury and subornation OF perjury
in making and procuring illegal entries Of public
lands.
The Indanans who are here attending the
are colonized and having good time. Canfeic.
of Frankfort; Parson OF Eiwood. and Brown, OF
Franklin. johnson county, have paid their re-
spects TO the Journal bureau, and are feeling
quite comfortable over the outlook for favorable
action from Congress. They hope to secure al
lowances for Office rent and other expenses
The Secretary of the Treasury appointed
storekeepers and gaugers to-day as follows:
Charles ". Lamb. at Terre Haute, Ind; Frank
Given, at New Albany, Ind.
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Illinois Items.

Diphtheria is raging in and about Catlin. The
schools at that place have been closed until Jan.
l. Over one hundred deaths from this disease
were reported in the county last week.
The T. j. Henderson Overall Ma nufacturing
Company of Joliet j. B. Fithian. president
made an assignment on Tuesday, with liabilities
aggregating $4,000, and assets SIS, 900. The
Will County National Bank is the principal cred
itor.
A. Stevens. rich land-ow of Weston, Nc
Lean county, was shot and quite seriously
wounded on Tuesday by D. Cramer. tenant.
with whom he had trouble money matters
Cramer has been arrested. He claims the shoot
ing was accidental.
The Illinois State Horticultural Association
met at Prncet on Tuesday. An address of
welcome was made by Mayor Thompson, and a
response of thanks by President Reiht. In the
evening, DIR. Edwards, of Springfield, read a
paper on the subject of identifying school
yards with trees, and Samuel Edwards, of
Mendoza talked about shrubbery.
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A VICTORY for Prohibitionists.

DUBUQUE, Ia. Dec l4.-Judge Shiras of the
United States District Court, sitting in this city.
remanded to-day all the brewery and saloon
cases before him to the State courts This was
done at the request of Judge Brewer. of Kansas.
Fourteen cases, in all, We're remanded This
does not prohibit the transfer of liquor cases
from the State courts but it means that when
so removed they will be at once remanded.
Judge Love, of the Southern Iowa District, has
received similar instructions. This cuts off all
hope the part of the liquor men and brewers
of evading the final issue by delays and appeals.
1t is a victory for the Prohibitionists, and will
result in putting to speedy test the virtue of
the Clark law.
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Other Fires.

PocAHoNTAs. Tenn, Dec. 14.-Fire late last
night destroyed the greater part of this village.
The losses were as follows: G. W. Garrett ST.
600; G. d. Tepper. So 600. J. L. RessAu, 81 900;
j. R Irby, $4, 000; w. G. Tippler. Thomas Shea
and Phillips & Hunt. $500 each. No insurance.
PITTsBURG. Dec. 1.-THE Hope cracker and
biscuit-works of A. r. Speer, in Allegheny, were
totally destroyed at 1:30 o'clock this morning by
fire which originated in the mixing room on the
third floor The loss is $4,000 and the insur
ance $l5 900, mostly in home companies.
LANCASTER Pa. Den 1.-THE barn Of John
Becker, in Manor township. was burned last
night, with all the seasons crop and farm imple-
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You Are Right, Senator Frye.

Recent Speech by Senator Frye
The protection principle of the present tariff,
he said, is more powerful to-day in this Repub-
lie than it ever was in the history of republic.
There are more men who believe in it from
principle. more men ready to work for it from
principle, and it will not be long before the
workingmen and working women of this
country will see that their only safety is in a
tariff
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Council of Wooden Manufacturers.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14.-The American Wool
Reporter this week says the wooden manufacture
ing business has been suffering greatly from the
growing evil of long terms of credit. dating bills
ahead, and sales Upon open account. The re-
suit is that 125 prominent manufacturers have
subscribed themselves DESTROYS of attending
a meeting to be held in New York to remedy
these evils. The details of the date and place
of meeting have not yet heen arranged but the
committee having the matter in charge hope to
nave the meeting occur Immediately after tho
holidays. Meantime the call ia constantly re-
ceivine additional signatures of WOODEN maniac
fura
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The Way It Works.
Boston Transcript.


Good morning Mrs. Black. Are you going
to vote for school committee to-day"
eyes, and I'm awfully glad met you. Tell
me what kind of person this Mrs White is.
1 don't know whether to vote for her or not"
ooh. she's splendid woman; SO devoted, you
know! And they say she knows more about edu-
cational matters than all the men on the board
put together. There she is nowi'
What that women over there in blue
bonnet trimmed with greenl Why. Mrs Gray.
I'm astonished that you could think of voting
for a person who has little taste"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-15
Killed the Wrong Man.

CLEvELALD, o., Dec. 14-This morning
William Kline, hostler at c. W. Fox's livery
stable. on Cedar avenue. notified his employer
that he was going elsewhere and that he wanted
his wages. Fox refused to pay Kline and the
man left. In the afternoon he returned. and
being again refused, drew revolver. Fox fled
and Kline followed. In the back part of the
barn was Nathan Talbot, another hostler.
Kline fired at Fox and the bullet struck Talbot,
who died in a few minutes. The evening Kline
was captured about twenty miles east Of the
city
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Anarobis, orators Selected.

CHICAGO, Dec. lit was decided to-day that
at the final obsequies over the dead Anarchists,
next Sunday, the orators would be Servius She
WITCH of New York Paul Grottkau. of Milwau-
kee. and Albert Curtin. of St Louis. There
will be nothing in the nature of a procession,
but ARRANGEMENTS are being made for great
crowd at the cemetery
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Indiana Pensions.

Washin gton Special
Pensions have been granted the following
named Iudianians
Mexican War-George Zimmerman, In dian
apoIis; George Marshal Nashville.
New Pensions-Elizabeth Morgan Vienna;
Huldah sullivan, Mount Sterling; N Payton
Sylvania; Mary Fl. Beam, Indianapolis: Carrie
Herbert Cloverdale; Elizabeth j. Gregory,
English; Marie Curl Marlin; Jacob Foshay
Lawrenceburg; John F. Mcconnell. Scipio;
Frank Evans, Seymour; Thomas Gerkin, Huron;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-15
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ]

WASHINGTON. Dec Isl A.. NJ.
For Indiana and Illinois-Colder, fair
weather. except preceded by light snow in the
northern portions; fresh to brisk northeriy
winds, becoming light to fresh and variable,
followed by rising temperature on Friday.
For Ohio-Colder, fair weather, except light
rains snow along the lakes; fresh to brisk
northerly winds. backing to westerly.
For Lower Michigan-Colder; light snow,
followed by.fair weather; fresh to brisk north
erly winds. becoming light to fresh variable;
followed by rising temperature on Friday.
For Upper Michigan and Observation-Disclosures,
fair weather; light to fresh southerly winds,
veering to southwesterly.
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Uniform Measurements.

Special to the indianapolis Journaa.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l4-Mr. Burrows, Of
Michigan, has prepared bill which he will in
troduce, which lie of special interest to farmers
of Indiana It establishes a uniform system of
weights. The present standard of weights of
farm products makes great inconvenience In
Indiana a bushel of onions is 81 pounds. while in
Michigan 81 pounds make bushel, in Massa-
chusetts So pounds, and In Illinois SO pounds A
bushel of beans varies from 90 to 81 pounds, and
of buckwheA: from AZ to 48 pounds.
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ments Thirty-two head of cattle. twenty-five
hogs five mules and horse were burned to death.
Loss Sl2 OOO insured for IS, 400.
WARREN Mimi. Dec 1.-THE Warren Man
ufacturine Company elevator, containing 80. 900
bushels of wheat. burned last night. The eleva-
tor and contents were valued at So. 600 and were
IN
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Woman Killed by q Train.
special TO the Indianapolis Journal

MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Frances Perdue,
. widow, who resides four miles south of the
city. was instantly killed while walking along
the Ft. Wayne, Cincinnati & Louisville tracks
this morning. She was thrown fully fifty feet,
and every bone in her body was broken. She
was a deaf mute
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-15

GREENoAsTLE. Dec. 14.-AIilroy Gordon, one
of the largest boot and shoe merchants of this
city. made assignment this morning to Jas.
Bridge for the benefit of creditors. The liabil-
tiles are about 81, 500, and the assets are esti
mated at about the same. Mr.. Gordon's brother
and brother in law preferred creditors to the
amount of So, 500.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Dec 14.-Steven Reiman.
builder and planning mill owner. made general
assignment this morning to Gregory Duero. The
preferences foot up So, coo.
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Disarmed in Time.

FORT WAYNE, Ind, Dec. H.-Architect B. S.
Tolon, known throughout the State the de-
signer of court-houses in Rose iusko. Delaware,
Parlle and Whitley counties, made unsuc-
cessful attempt at suicide in hardware store
here. to-day. He had asked to see some revolv-
ers had slipped a cartridge into the chamber of
one, and had pointed the weapon at his head
when the clerk disarmed him.
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Co,ored preacher and white Auditors.

CHICAGO, Dec. 14-Rev. Thos. l.. johnson,
colored, preached to a fashionable audience of
white folks including many ladies. to-day, in
the bauqueting hall of one of the principal res
taurants here by invitation of the proprietor.
johnson was formerly head waiter in the estab-
lishment He appealed for cid in sending col
ored missionaries to Africa.
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Prisoner Removed from Scene Of His Crime
CENTRALIA, H., Dec. 14-Mrs Ethel Reps
berger, the white woman assaulted near St
Johns, H., by a negro named Anthony Holly,
last Friday, died last night The excitement at
Doquoin, where the lady resided, has been SO
intense that the negro has been taken to Belle
ville the sheriff fearing that he would be
lynched.
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Steamship News.

New YORK. Dec. l4.-Arrived: Devonia
from Glasgow.
GLASGOW, Dec. 14-Arrived: Ethiopia, from
New York.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec 14.-Arrived: Nova SEQ
tia from Baltimore.
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Nomination. Sent to the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-THE President has
sent to the Senate several hundred recess post
master nominations. among them the following
George ". Mott, New Orleans; Stephen Pot
ter Delaware. o. George Daniel. Sandnky, O.;
F. NJ. Hogan, Springfield. O.; Thomas NJ Ochil-
Wis: A. c. Robinson, Green Bay, Wis; John
McCarty, Saltwater Mimi; William H. Wilson.
Wabash. Ind; James L. Scott, Nation, H..
Dank, X. Wlrs, Ashland, Ky; j. B. Willis,
Richmond. KY; Susan K. Burch. Georgetown,
Ky; w. s. McChesney. Lexington, KY; J. E.
Geier, Carrollton, KY; j. E. Surguein, Cleve-
land Tenn; E. j. Wood, McMinnville, Tenn;
William Springer. Port Huron. Mich; l. T.
Alexander. Monticello. Ia. William t. Bailey,
Marshalltown Ia; j. p. Carleton. Iowa Falls,
Ia; j. B. Jewell. Carroton. No.; j. NJ Nickel.
Hannibal Mo-; J. B. Kessler, Ottawa, Kan; j.
F. Baker. Ellsworth, Kan, and Archibald 6.
Buchanan, Abilene. Kan.
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Cleveland, and expressing their appreciation OF
the efforts of Postmaster general Villas and
First Assistant Postmaster general Stevenson to
improve the postal service. Inc convention ad-
jourued until tomorrow.
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national banking system, and do away with the
deposit of bonds 20 secure circulation, since
there is a demand by the country for the re-
iemption of these bonds and the liquidation OF
49, al dab
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For Throat Diseases and Coughs
Use Browns Bronchial Troches. Like all
really good things they are initiated The
genuine are sold only in boxes.
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MINOR MATTERS.
A Circular Which Is Causing Uneasiness In
the Railway Mail Service.

A Circular Which Is Causing Uneasiness In
the Railway Mail Service.
Special the indianapolis Journal.
WAsHINGToN Dec. IA mild sort of panic
has been caused in certain sections of the West
among postal clerks by the receipt Of blanks
from the division superintendent. calling for the
age, birthplace, ETC., of the railway mail en-
ployes. Quite a large number of letters have
been written here by the railway mail clerks,
inquiring what this new onslaught means. 1t
seems to be pretty generally understood that
the older employees are to be removed to give
place to young men. Superintendent Nash told
me to-day that there was danger to any of
the old employees whose ages and health did not
interfere with their physical and mental abili-
ties; that any and all men who performstheir
duties satisfactorily would be retained. Those
whose oges and physical condition interfere
with their work would, of course, be dropped.
No appointments are being made now to the
railway mail service of men above about thirty
four years of age. The idea to fill up the
service with active young men. The research
for the ages and records of old employees will
have the effect of producing some agility.
doubt, and a material improvement in their
work Less than half of the old employees have
been removed by this administration. and. tax
ing il all in all, this class of government en-
ployes have received more consideration at the
hands of the administration than any other.
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St. ouis GIobei Democrat.
Recent political events have pursuaded US to
withdraw Col John l.. Sullivan, of Massachus-
etts as Democratic candidate for Vice-presi-
dent and to substitute for him Col. Joseph Me
dill of Illinois. Col. Sullivan is something of
fighter, but Col. Medill is great as kicker and
in this capacity is always of servlce-to the SIDE
which he opposes.
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But the Windows Are Closed.
Every season brings vexation,
With its JOY and jubilation,
And this autumn, recent conner,
Brings the humping and the pounding
From pianos, now resounding,
That were silent during summer.
Boston Courier.
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Discreet Mr.. Mills.

Washington Special.
Hon. Roger 0. Mills. since it has been settled
that he is to be chairman of the committee on
ways and means, has become wonderfully dis
Greet He was asked to-day if he thought the
House would pass tariff bill in the line of the
Presidents message. and he replied:
''When l was in the arnyI generally followed
the advice of the general and planted the flag
wherever he directed. 1 didn't go off in a corner
and have q little fight by myself, for If I had
would have been licked. No man afford to
fight by himself, for he is bound to get worsted."
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1t Depends.
somerriIle Jonrna,


docs it pay to be goodl" somebody asks,
and the first impulse of everybody else is TO an
swer. 1T does if there is any danger of your
being caught"
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VALPARAISO, Ind, Dec. l4-TheTe have been
docketed for trial at the next term of the Porter
county Circuit Court the following suits against
the Chicago & Atlantic railway. growing out of
the Kouts disaster: An administrators suit to
recover &c. 900 for the deaths of several mem
bers of the Miller family guardians suit to
recover 80 900 for Hermann Miller, the injured
boy who was the only member of the Miller
family saved from the wreck; suit of the
Kouts hotel proprietor to recover compensation
for the care of the Miller boy. An indictment
for involuntary manslaughter against John B.
Park and John Dorsey, who are held responsible
for the Kouts disaster. will come up; also. a
New Albany & Chicago railway to recover slO,-
600 for the death of Andrew Burkhart, her
husband, who was killed on the road of that
COMPANY,
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS.
The Trial of tho Confidence Men Gradually
Becoming More Complicated.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

The Trial of tho Confidence Men Gradually
Becoming More Complicated.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
BRowNsTowN, Ind, Dec. 14.-The third day
of the Rice, Stewart and Mason trial passed
without any incident of particular interest. The
entire day was spent in examining witnesses. A
move was made yesterday by the defense to
prevent Sheriff Rvrne from acting in his official
capacity during the trial, the prisoners making
oath that his bias would prevent them from
having fair trial, claiming that the sheriff had
publicly declared he would send the defendants
to the penitentiary that he had gone to
Parker, Forbes and Kearns in prison and had
them sign release to Deputy against pros
ecution for damages. The complaint presented
by attorney Lamb was quite lengthy. Judge
Collins decided there no law to warrant the
suspension of Sheriff Byrne. One of the strong
est points in favor of the defendants is that
Deputy testified that Parker Forbes and
kearns. who are here as witnesses from prison,
are the men who robbed him; while others who
saw him with one of the men clearly identify
one of the other three, and the case becomes
more complicated as the testimony accumulates.
This old town, which is called the geographical
center of jackson county, is filled with witnesses
from jefferson, Jennings and Jackson counties
The hotels filed with attorneys, and the
jail is filed with confidence men.